Story: Matariki – Māori New Year

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Gourd for preserving birds

Matariki was associated not only with planting and
harvesting, but also with the plentiful supply of game.
Often birds would be preserved in their own fat in a
gourd like the tahā huahua pictured here.

How to cite this page:

Paul Meredith, 'Matariki – Māori New Year - Cycles of life and death', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/5162/gourd-for-preserving-birds (accessed 26 May 2019)